Description
In this qualitative study of an online community of cake designers, we investigate how entrepreneurs engage in online social practices. We show how passive and active online social practices connect to entrepreneurial activities, and distinguish between practices with a community focus, and practices with a business focus. We then develop a process model, where we theorize about how the different practices might be interlinked. We contribute to the entrepreneurship literature by showing how entrepreneurs through their online social practices make intentional or unintentional use of abundant but often underexploited online community resources, such as knowledge. We provide a new perspective on entrepreneurship¬, where we highlight the role of online communities. This is important, because it helps to understand how entrepreneurial processes evolve in online environments. In addition, we contribute to the practice literature by providing a micro perspective of online social practices. Particularly, our distinction between passive and active online social practices provides us with a deeper understanding of how practices unfold at the micro level. Moreover, we advance the nascent literature on online social practices. Extending the field to include online social practices is an important step in pushing its boundaries and connect with present-day organizational challenges that the online world often presents.| Period | 14 Feb 2018 |
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| Held at | Cass Business School, City University, London |
| Degree of Recognition | International |